add function to install chadrc tempalte during bootstrap

init.lua

@@ -14,31 +14,7 @@ local fn = vim.fn
 local install_path = fn.stdpath "data" .. "/site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim"
 
 if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
-  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "NormalFloat", { bg = "#1e222a" })
+  require("core.bootstrap").packer(install_path)
-  print "Cloning packer .."
-  fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim", install_path }
-
-  vim.fn.mkdir(vim.g.base46_cache, "p")
-
-  -- install plugins + compile their configs
-  vim.cmd "packadd packer.nvim"
-
-  require "plugins"
-  vim.cmd "PackerSync"
-
-  -- install binaries from mason.nvim & tsparsers
-  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-    pattern = "PackerComplete",
-    callback = function()
-      require("base46").load_all_highlights()
-
-      vim.cmd "bw | silent! MasonInstallAll" -- close packer window
-      require("packer").loader "nvim-treesitter"
-
-      local statusline_theme = require("core.utils").load_config().ui.statusline.theme
-      vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad_ui.statusline." .. statusline_theme .. "').run()"
-    end,
-  })
 end
 
 local custom_init_path = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("lua/custom/init.lua", false)[1]

lua/core/bootstrap.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+local M = {}
+
+vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "NormalFloat", { bg = "#1e222a" })
+
+M.packer = function(install_path)
+  print "Cloning packer .."
+  vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim", install_path }
+
+  vim.fn.mkdir(vim.g.base46_cache, "p")
+
+  -- install plugins + compile their configs
+  vim.cmd "packadd packer.nvim"
+  require "plugins"
+  vim.cmd "PackerSync"
+end
+
+M.install_template = function()
+  if not vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("lua/custom/chadrc.lua", false)[1] then
+    local input = vim.fn.input "Do you want to install chadrc template? (y/n) : "
+
+    if input == "y" then
+      -- clone example_config repo
+      local example_config_url = "https://github.com/NvChad/example_config"
+      print "cloning chadrc starter template repo...."
+      vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", example_config_url, vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom" }
+
+      -- delete .git from that repo
+      vim.loop.fs_rmdir(vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/lua/custom/.git")
+      vim.notify "successfully installed chadrc template!"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+-- install binaries from mason.nvim & tsparsers on PackerComplete
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+  pattern = "PackerComplete",
+  callback = function()
+    M.install_template()
+    require("base46").load_all_highlights()
+
+    vim.cmd "bw | silent! MasonInstallAll" -- close packer window
+    require("packer").loader "nvim-treesitter"
+
+    local statusline_theme = require("core.utils").load_config().ui.statusline.theme
+    vim.opt.statusline = "%!v:lua.require('nvchad_ui.statusline." .. statusline_theme .. "').run()"
+  end,
+})
+
+return M